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+====== Introduction ======
+The few historical annals that remained in the world after [[The Conflux]] all told the tale of The Tindremic Empire, and the writing was always grand and pompous. Some of these annals tell the tale of an empire that spanned the width of three continents, [[Myrland]], [[Sarducaa#The Sundered Continent|Sarducaa]], and [[Nordveld#Pre-Conflux History|Nordveld]], with settlements such as [[Gaul'kor|Gabaria]] on the border of a fourth, [[Herabalter]].
+Indeed, records indicate that the //Tindremic Empire's// reach on //Myrland// alone even extended as far south as the settlements of [[Amodia]], [[Canteri]], and [[Chloros]]. The reputation of the [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] as colonizers, conquerors or liberators is something that still lives on in all great civilizations in the known world, and as a testimony to all this stands the grand [[Tindrem]], the largest city of the modern age.
+Many things have come to pass since //The Conflux//, and although //Tindrem// escaped that long-past catastrophe with minor damages, the city's populace, much of its culture, and the famed imperial army were not so lucky when faced with [[The Irruption]].
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+====== The Tindremic Provinces ======
+The native Tindremenes still regard themselves as the most advanced civilization in the known world and call attention to their heritage from the mythic [[Shinaria|Shinarian]] culture and their ancient but now long-broken alliance with [[Huergar|Húergar]].
+Although //Tindrem// is still a powerful city, it is also one of the few things that remain of the great empire. //Tindrem// itself is nowadays a melting pot of different cultures and not even [[Myrland]] can be regarded as dominated by the //Tindremenes//, with the [[Khurite|Khurite Allied Tribes]] on the steppes and the warlike [[Risar]] clans to the east.
+The //Tindremic Empire// still lives on as a name and as an ideal in the minds and hearts of the //Tindremene// people. Despite their pride the //Tindremenes// have realized the awkwardness of keeping the name of the empire on the map itself.
+Today the western part of //Myrland// and the different colonies are instead called The //Tindremic Provinces//, and their borders are not always fixed, with a few exceptions. These include the capital city of //Tindrem//, a few small cities and villages on //Myrland// such as [[Fabernum]], [[Meduli]], the island of [[Isla Piska]] north of Tindrem, and a small number of colonies across the world. Contact with the colonies, however, is sporadic at best.
+To the north-east, the remote mining colony and city of [[Gaul'kor|Gabaria]] on the border of //Herabalter// [[Third Battle of Nereb Madgulu|fell to the Risar hordes long ago]], and is now known as //Gaul'kor//. Its ruins are now home to all manner of criminals and outcasts, and travel to or from the region is all but unheard of.
+For a brief period after //The Conflux// and just prior to //The Irruption//, [[Kranesh]] had also officially joined or was annexed into the //Tindremic Provinces//. Records detailing the circumstances of this unusual union are unfortunately lost to time, and the settlement's few //Irruption// survivors violently refused to rejoin the recovering //Empire//, remaining an independent town to this day.
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+====== Tindremic Caste-system ======
+In old times, only those with a true bloodline were considered genuine //Tindremenes//, meaning that they had the right to belong to the //Plebeian// caste. This bloodline, which was claimed to have run in the //Tindremic// race since they parted from the //Shinarian// civilization, had to be inherited by having at least one parent who was a part of the Plebeian caste or higher, or by presenting a proper pedigree for evaluation. Although this system had been generally abandoned since //The Conflux// and the confusion following it, it was still practiced by many in the //Theurgy// and //Nobilitas// castes prior to //The Irruption//.
+A caste was not always inherited but can rather be assigned at random by various groups who possessed societal power, and what once was a clear system has degenerated into a jumble of symbols, where no one really kept track of what stood for what. The caste mark was still said to signify plenty of information concerning the bearer to an observant beholder, such as family, social class, political influence and power, profession, assets and even sexual disposition.
+However, most //Tindremenes// only had knowledge concerning a small set of caste marks belonging to nearby families or people in one's close proximity, as well as the most important marks belonging to the higher castes. To not be able to recognize a mark was however never shown outwards since it was regarded as one's duty and related to one's honor to show others a proper amount of respect depending on their specific caste. The "proper amount of respect" could have been anything ranging from contempt to courteously fawning.
+In the wake of the //Empire's// reorganization after //The Irruption//, a plethora of new caste marks saw the light of day—each one larger and more elaborate than the other—significantly complicating this practice.
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+===== The Major Castes =====
+The rules governing the caste-system proclaimed that the caste mark should be placed in the center of the forehead and plainly visible, though this was rare in the countryside or in less civilized settlements. A basic pattern existed for every major caste, and this pattern grew and became more advanced for every step on the ladder.
+In addition to one's major caste mark, which was required by law to always be visible, there existed an abundance of extensions to the mark depending on which sub-caste, family and profession an individual belonged to. Usually the basic major caste mark was tattooed while the extensions to the mark were painted on a frequent basis.
+Below follows a listing of the largest major castes and their most important aspects.
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+==== Eeta – The Excrement ====
+//Eeta// was not considered a caste per se, it was more of a common name for those with no rights, also known as the //Casteless// or //Untouchables//. Belonging to //Eeta// was one step away from being permanently banned from the //Tindremic Provinces// and //Eeta// was mostly constituted by convicted felons and outcasts such as native [[Thursar|Thursar]], the gravely ill, plague victims, or those who suffered from a mental or physical handicap.
+They were all regarded as a potential risk towards the rest of society regardless if that was the case or not. Several //Eeta// had their forehead badly burned with a symbol which displayed their individual caste in order to prevent them from adopting a false identity. For example, thieves belonging to //Vispellio//, //Canacheni// or //Thesauria// (body looters and grave-robbers, pickpockets, burglars and treasure-thieves) were all burned with their respective mark when sentenced.
+//Eeta// who lived in the city of //Tindrem// were banished to //Vica Caducus, the Sinking City//, and were not allowed to set foot on any other property in the capital.
+{{wiki:tindrem_vica_caducus.jpg?0x300|Tindrem's Vica Caducus as it was prior to The Irruption.}}
+---
+==== Slaves – The Feet ====
+Those who belonged to the //Slave// castes were not regarded as regular citizens, however these castes were differentiated depending on their use and their personal rights. For example, a lower class such as //Serfs// worked on their master's estate in exchange for food and lodging but were not allowed to own any property themselves.
+//Villeins// also worked in exchange for food and lodging but were allowed to own property, and //Gladiators// were even expected to fight and earn enough money to buy their own freedom.
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+==== Plebeians – The Body ====
+The majority of the population belonged to //Plebeian// or //Plebs// and it was also the most extensive of the major castes. Even visitors to the empire were considered //Plebeian// although many specific rules and constitutions concerning visitors existed.
+Everyone who belonged to the //Plebeian// were considered free men and women who could own and manage property. The term covers recently redeemed //slaves//, //Freemen//, to a plethora of other sub-casts such as //Courtesans//, //Mercenaries//, //Guards//, //Workers//, //Fishermen//, //Crafters//, //Merchants//, and //Lesser Landowners//. Only the //Plebeian// had the right, and were forced by law, to enter into the army if necessary.
+It was also among the //Plebeian// you could have found the majority of the guilds in the empire, and they were represented by members of the //Nobilitas// in the //Tricapita//.
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+==== Army – The Fists ====
+Those who could be said to belong to the army were only those who are employed to serve in the defense of the city of //Tindrem//, these men and women were often of higher rank. //Regular// guards and soldiers still belonged to the //Plebeian// and it was only if they rose to a higher rank that they could change their major caste. Belonging to this caste were //Guards//, //Officers//, //Lictors//, //Specialists//, //Military Officers//, //Aquilifers//, //Commanders//, //Legati//, and //Generals//.
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+==== Theurgy – The Spirit ====
+The //Theurgy// consisted of those who were regarded as "knowledgeable and wise individuals who were a benefit and of use to the empire" and includes members of "approved" magisteria, sciences, religions and magic schools.
+Following the same manner as other castes, one could see a distinct hierarchy within the caste's members, the //Readers//, //Acolytes//, //Hierodules//, //Scholars//, //Vicars//, //Lawmen//, //Mages//, //Priests//, //Archimandrites//, //Elders//, as well as //Arbiters//, //Archmages//, //Patriarchs//, and //Matriarchs//.
+Within the //Theurgy// constant debates and disputes were held, the topics discussed ranged from questions regarding faith and science, to what sub-divisions should or should not have been included in the turbulent //Theurgy// caste. However, open fights and wars were rare, probably owing to the theoretical nature of the caste, but when fighting did arise it was fought in the shadows by hired agents.
+To have belonged to the //Theurgy// caste from birth, at least one, or preferably both of one's parents had to already be members of the Theurgy caste, or another superior caste. Representatives of the //Tricapita// were chosen from the //Theurgy// class.
+---
+==== Nobilitas – The Mind ====
+Little in the way of specifics are documented about the //Tindremic Empire's// //Nobilitas// caste, outside of their significant wealth, political influence, and frequency of residence in //Vica Despectus//—the highest and finest district of the city.
+---
+==== Alis – The Wings ====
+Most of the //Alis// reside in a tower next to //Arx Primoris// in //Tindrem// called //Specula Summa//, which is somehow connected to caves within the mountain. These caves once housed [[Dragon|Dragons]], and still do according to some, but //Dragons// haven't been sighted in the skies for a very long time. The order still trains //Draconigena "knights"//, however, which are almost as rare a sight to the plebs as the would-be //Dragons//.
+{{wiki:tindremic_draconigena_knight.jpg?0x300|A Tindremic Draconigena Knight.}}
+The //"Draconigena Armatus"// armor design which can sometimes be seen in arming shops and smithies is very likely mimicked from paintings or statues—very few people have even seen a piece of the real thing. However, a common belief among blacksmiths is that the revered [[Tindremic Messing]] came about when looking for a heat resistant alloy for the legendary armor.
+{{wiki:tribunus_draconigenae.png?0x300|A Tindremic Tribunus Draconigenae.}}
+---
+==== Tricapita – The Three-Head ====
+The //Tricapita// was the ruling caste with the highest ranking representatives, and it was composed of the //Imperator// or //Emperor// himself, his two //Ephors// from the //Theurgy//, and the //Nobilitas//. Both men and women could have held the position of emperor/empress, and the title was both hereditary and open for election according to diffuse rules not known to the lower castes.
+Also included in the //Tricapita// were the supreme commanders of the army known as //Praetors//, //priests//, //wise men//, magicians appointed by the government known as //Flamines//, a number of //Consuls// & //Quaestors//, select representatives of the //Alis//, as well as the //Praetorian guard// of the //Imperator//.
+Except for the //Imperator// and his closest kin it was not possible to be born into the Tricapita. The titles were instead appointed within the //Theurgy// or the //Nobilitas//.
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+====== Government & Religion ======
+As far as historical documents reveal, the //Tindremic Empire// had always been governed by a //Tricapita// in various forms. As the name implies, the //Tricapita// consisted of three heads or //Capitas//—the //Emperor//, representatives of the //Theurgy//, and representatives of the //Nobilitas//. The major part of the army is under direct control of the emperor’s //Capita//, while influential members of the other //Capitas// were allowed control of their own legions.
+In the times of the old empire before //The Conflux//, the ruling //Tricapita// maintained discipline and control by means of spiritual and physical power in a strict hierarchical system. This according to most scholars of the time formed the basis of the once large and thriving empire.
+The //Tricapita// after //The Conflux// was merely a shadow of its former self, and even though no one could deny that it ruled supreme, the manner of how it acquired power was very different compared to days past. It is difficult, almost impossible to say if the decline of the caste system is a result of the corruption within the ruling caste or vice versa. A number of theologians even claim that a certain deity ruled over the caste system before //The Conflux//, but as it had been forgotten its domain had withered.
+What was clear was the fact that only a fragment of the former army and its legions remained. The government-supported religions and their representatives found themselves in competition with new gods and deities who celebrated independence, profit and individual happiness, and a large number of new temples were constructed to honor those challengers by their followers.
+During this period, the //Emperor// was rarely seen in public except from some appearances on festivals and gladiator games, and there were people who believed that he and his predecessors had been marionettes of the elite for a long time.
+In the wake of //The Irruption//, the //Empire's// army and legions were no longer, and a new generation of //Nobilitas// emerged after a period of significant disorder in the capital city of //Tindrem//. These //Nobilitas// chose to acknowledge the surviving members of the //Tricapita//, and life in the //Empire// resumed, albeit with a devastating loss of cultural and religious knowledge.
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+====== Common Morale ======
+The combination of former glory and pride as well as the decline of the caste system resulted in a new kind of morality to be developed in //Tindrem//. A true //Tindremene//, regardless of caste lived by the principle "the strong shall prevail" and "what’s gained is earned", and praised what many regarded as outright swindling.
+This perspective was used in trade negotiations, as well as in discussions or in power struggles. It was the norm to always be prepared for an intellectual or—in the worst case—a real stab in the back. First time visitors to the city of //Tindrem// were often appalled by "the lack of honor" amongst the native population.
+A //Tindremene// on the other hand found plenty of naive and easily duped visitors in the city, and considered it awkward when a visitor made a scene or called a guard. //"Not only is the foreigner incompetent in negotiations, he doesn’t even have the wits to keep quiet about it."//, as a //Tindremene// would have said.
+The prevailing mentality which has emerged since //The Conflux// has been summarized adequately by the acclaimed and respected philosopher //Levai Cham//:
+  "A man should always seem to have virtues, even if he does not actually have them. Not having virtues
+  is in fact preferable than having them, since such a man is not tied by the bonds of morality; a mind
+  not feeling the constraints of virtue is able to adapt itself according to the wind. However, a man
+  able to scheme on the inside should be mercy, faith, integrity, humanity and religion on the outside."
+  Way of the Fox, Levai Cham, Majus Philosophicus
+Prior to //The Conflux//, the law of //Tindrem// went through a revolutionary change. During a rebellion the //Tricapita// yielded to a demand for publicizing the law to the lower castes beneath the //Theurgy// as well.
+This happened as a result of the imprisonment of an influential Plebeian who later campaigned for making the law public so that every citizen could learn it and therefore not be taken by surprise when arrested. In the negotiation which followed the rebellion, the //Tricapita// agreed to publicize the law in exchange that some castes would still be exempted from it.
+This arrangement created //Lexus Tredecim Tabula// (Law of the Thirteen Tablets), or as it is generally known //The Golden Means//. During a grand ceremony the laws were placed in the arms of a majestic statue on //Forum Iudico// so that every citizen, at least those who were literate, could read and memorize the laws. The law had a varied degree of penalty depending on castes (and some were, as mentioned before, fully exempted from it.) However, the law recognized every citizen’s right to a fair trial before conviction.
+Whether the //Golden Means// actually were made of pure gold or another material such as stone or plaster, is still up for debate since all traces of them as well as the statue they rested upon disappeared in [[Tindrem#The Conflux & The Great Washout|The Great Washout]]. Regardless, the Golden Means still applied within the borders of the //Tindremic Provinces//. A problem with the law was partly that it had never been made public in its whole format since the last time it was made public, and partly because of the abundance of later interpretations and exceptions made for new castes.
+This resulted in farce-like trials where bribes in the form of money, goods or influence appeared frequently, and the corruption was hard to make public since the trials were often conducted behind closed doors. The trials and public punishments that were held openly at //Forum Tindrem// for the general public seemed to be carried out only to make examples.
+Something which remains unchanged to this day is that a visitor to //Tindrem// should be aware of //Lictors// and their unique role within the legal system. One or a number of //Lictors// always accompany members of the //Tricapita//, but can also be appointed to temporarily protect certain citizens, often those belonging to an eminent caste. A //Lictor// possesses the right to defend his master at any time with the use of violence, and might even kill in order to protect his master from real or imaginary threats.
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+====== Architecture ======
+The //Tindremenes// eventually developed their own architectural style using [[Saburra|sandstone]], plaster, marble, and [[Cuprum]].
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+====== Recent History & Scars of The Irruption ======
+In the wake of //The Irruption//, two very different groups warily entered the streets of //Tindrem// after the first few years of hiding. Climbing out of the sewers were the [[Tindremic Empire#Eeta – The Excrement|Eeta]], [[Tindremic Empire#Slaves – The Feet|Slaves]], and lower [[Tindremic Empire#Plebeians – The Body|Plebeians]], who had survived on goodness knows what down in the dark.
+Out of //Arx Primoris// came a procession of the remaining //Tricapita//, formally dressed in //Sarducaan Papyrus//, and a few of the //Theurgy// and //Nobilitas// who had been allowed protection in the great fortress.
+Very soon it stood clear that the higher castes had no way of ordering or controlling the lower without the help of a city guard or an army, of which there were none left, and complete civil disorder ensued. That the enormous city gates were locked didn’t help the fact as the only way to escape the city was by sea, and for a few years the gated community of //Tindrem// was probably the most dangerous place in the whole of //Myrland//.
+The chaos only lasted for a period, as most of the fighting reflected a king of the hill race for the best villas in //Vica Despectus//—the highest and finest district of the city. However, as fortune would bestow, there were plenty of villas and fewer people. One would have thought that this juxtaposition of the various castes might have resulted in the abolishment of the old caste system and giving rise to a new social order, but in fact the opposite happened as the temporary disorganization somehow strengthened it further.
+These new //Nobilitas// rather quickly assimilated into their new roles and a plethora of new caste marks saw the light of day, each one larger and more elaborate than the other. When the storm inside of the city walls had finally settled, the //Tricapita// yet again emerged from //Arx Primoris// on their palanquins, only this time to be met by posh clapping and courteous fawning by a new upper class, and that was that.
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+===== The Provincial Reunions ======
+The reunion with the other towns and villages in the //Tindremic Provinces// of //Myrland//—most importantly //Fabernum//, //Meduli//, and Kranesh—should have been jubilant, but instead became quite problematic for the remaining //Tricapita//. After the [[Tindrem#Recent History & Scars of The Irruption|Arx Primoris disaster of 44 A:eD]], the //Empire// was without an //Emperor// and headed by just the remaining two //Ephors// from the //Theurgy// and //Nobilitas//.
+The almost-desolate but stubborn village of //Kranesh// chased the emissaries away with pitchforks. The other provinces were more talkative, but first condemned how little help they had received both during //The Irruption// and afterwards, as several years had now passed. Secondly, they were critical of the demands to now themselves send help, including new citizens, to the capital. Thirdly, they had managed to get on their feet on their own accord and had no desire to welcome interfering //Procurators//, tax collectors or political intrigue into their presently self-sustaining communities.
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+===== The Dicapita & Constitutio Mundanus Tindrem =====
+Various attempts were made to come to terms with the //Provincial// leaders, including both cajolery and empty threats—there was after all, at this time, no army to make real threats. As a final resort, the //Tricapita// hatched the idea to entice the leaders of the provinces with the tantalizing chance at becoming the new //Emperor//.
+The stratagem worked, and in effect led to nearly half a century of drawn-out discussions where an //Emperor-less// temporary constitution was formed: //The Dicapita//, consisting of only the two cunning //Ephors//. During this time the //Constitutio Mundanus Tindrem// was promulgated, granting //Tindremic// citizenship to all free people living in //Myrland// who migrated into the mostly empty city of //Tindrem//, instituting various rewards for for instance childbearing, and set in operation a complicated reverse tax for importing and exporting goods.
+Slowly but surely during the endless bickering, the //Dicapita// tightened its grip on the //Provinces//, mobilized a new army and city guard, and secured the sovereignty of the capital. The new soldiers were sent on //"hunting missions"// to the steppe and came back with both meat and valuable trinkets to the great joy of the citizens.
+These //"hunting missions"// on the steppe would later be revealed to be both acts of poaching as well as the frequent sacking //Khurite// settlements and transports, leading to extreme tensions between both recovering peoples.
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+===== The "Decapita" & A New Emperor =====
+Among the //Nobilitas//, now strengthened by the growing population, a new bloodline of particularly sharp talents in political chicanery grew, and—as is customary in //Tindrem//—this era ended with gamesmanship and backstabbing.
+One day the two //Ephors// were found without their heads, and from the shadows stepped //Livi Avitus Decollator// to take the throne as //Imperator// in //3 A:eD//. The reinstated //Tricapita// tore up the //Constitutio Mundanus Tindrem// and dispatched the rule of the //Dicapita// into the history books—henceforth jocularly called the "Decapita" in popular parlance.
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+===== Counting the Days =====
+As the government came together and the wheels of bureaucracy started spinning, it became more and more apparent that there was plenty of confusion regarding chronology and time. The years in the annals from just before //The Irruption// didn’t make sense, and neither did the documents written after it had happened.
+The current //Novo Tindrem (NT)// calendar year was supposed to be around //400 NT//, but the scholars arrived at anything within fifty years from that date in their calculations when trying to pinpoint the precise year. This predicament brought the whole //Theurgy// to a deadlock that lasted for far too long, until the //Tricapita// finally stepped in and ordered the slate wiped clean by starting a new epoch.
+The new calendar era would use //Anno Decollator (A:oD or simply AD)// in honor of the new //Imperator//, and all previous years would use //Ante Decollator (A:eD)// and be approximations. The royal //Auspices// foresaw bad omens in starting the count at zero, or even having a year zero, but voted in favor for continuing the tradition of turning the year at the winter solstice.
+All said and done, when the start of winter came the year went from //Unknown// to //One// and the government could finally move on, but—for any historian or scholar in need of a sensible chronology—this was a nightmare. The previous //Novo Tindrem// calendar had once been put in place under similar circumstances—the confusion surrounding //The Conflux//—and there were now three arbitrary calendars and six different labels to keep track of, not counting the alternative calendars in circulation.
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+===== The Annexation of Morin Khur =====
+The tensions between the //Empire// and the //Khurites// as a result of the //Empire's// //"hunting trips"// culminated in //9 AD// when a small group of what were allegedly //Tindremic Draconigena Knights// managed to skulk their way into [[Morin Khur]] and massacre the entire //Tribunal// of the //Khurite Allied Tribes//, who were all heavily drunk on //airag// and bathing in a //sweat ger//.
+Whether the //Empire// knew it or not, one of these //Tribunes// were a representative of the //Anam Sith//—the //"Alvarin Nation"//—and the act would not go unforgotten. Regardless, after this exemplary //Tindremic stratagemma//, the gates to the //Khurite// capital were swung open, letting in a cohort led by a triumphant //Livi Avitus Decollator// himself.
+This //"battle"// went down in the //Tindremic// history books as the //Heroic Conquest of Morin Khur//, and to this day the city has been occupied, currently under the //Procurator Gnaeus Avitus Tesqua//. //Khurites// still living in the city are allegedly treated with partial respect, although control is strict and there is much suspicion from the //Tindremenes// in regards to outsiders.
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+===== The Assassination of Imperator Livi Avitus Decollator =====
+In //11 AD//, the conflict between the //Empire// and the //Khurite Allied Tribes// would take another turn when two //Alvarin// assassins allegedly took the life of //Imperator Livi Avitus Decollator//. This act of retaliation ironically weakened the //Khurite Allied Tribes//, as the //Anam Sith// considered the death of their //Tribune// properly avenged and the matter settled, officially withdrawing from the conflict the same year.
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+===== Expansion of The Empire =====
+  The imperial Tindremic idea was not extinguished with the Irruption. It lived in the heart of the
+  generations, and the great spirits testify to its existence. From Tindrem, restored capital of the united
+  Empire, colonial expansion was initiated and achieved the glory of the Heroic Conquest of Morin Khur with the
+  destruction of the forces that had opposed the unification of Myrland. With Tindremic Rule, by the will of
+  the Emperor, every ideal, every institution, every Tindremic work returns to shine in the new Empire, and
+  after the soldiers' epic enterprise in the inland steppe, the Tindremic Empire rises again on the ruins of a
+  barbaric nation.
+  Benedictus Lanarius, Exhibition "Mostra Augustea de la Tindremicá", Opus CDXXXIV
+Ever since the annexation of //Morin Khur//, the //Tricapita// has argued on the next steps to expand the //Empire//. Following the unfortunate death of //Imperator Livi Avitus Decollator//—who was officially and publicly reported as to have died of heart failure—his son //Isaios Avitus// ascended the throne in //12 AD// at the modest age of 13.
+Although quite popular among the //Tindremic// citizens during his first decades as emperor, very little happened on the national or political fronts as his areas of interest during the time seemingly revolved around spectacles, music and games. While this led to a slightly increased autonomy for the provincial towns, the situation with //Morin Khur// and the //Khurite Allied Tribes// remained turbulent.
+Later [[Nordveld#The Branthian Sack of Tindrem's Harbor|events involving the Kallards from Nordveld have turned the tides]], and rumor has it that recently the //Emperor//—aside from still putting a lot of effort into extravagant festivities—seems focused on building a new war fleet. Whether for conquests into the northwestern continent of //Nordveld// or as a defence against the rearming //Sarducaan Empire// is not known.
+Meanwhile, his brother the //Procurator Gnaeus Tesqua// continues to call for troops to break the pesky //Khurens// of the steppe and keep the unruly //Morin Khur// under control, which has grown more difficult year by year.
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